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Neat! I think that if I had that uncut sheet I would have kept it intact, but that's just me.
Thank you for the extra pictures. I am now convinced that the lines were in the planchet prior to the strike.
The original version of this chart was compiled and printed in the late 1960's or early 1970's by Coin World's Collectors Clearinghouse Editor Ed...
I do not recall ever seeing an ASE with clash marks. THose are excellent!
I would want to see a better picture to be sure, but it appears to have been some sort of problem with the planchet. The problem with this theory...
Check the specific gravity.
Hell, I'm still getting free program CD's from AOL....... :angelic:
In 1890, just after the three cent nickel was discontinued, the entire population of California was just over 1.2 million.
A heavy chrome plating will increase the weight AND make a coin stick to a magnet. You need a specific gravity test. Until then, my opinion is...
Branch mints were established near where precious metals were mined (Charlotte, Dahlonega, San Francisco, Carson City, Denver) or imported in...
Huh? What new SF Mint?
That is my belief.
BTW, and FWIW, I did not comment on the authenticity of the OP's coin before because I had already entered a bid on it before I saw his question....
You are correct that I was not at either the Philadelphia or the Denver Mint in 1922. I have merely been attributing 1922 No D and Weak D cents...
This theory has been discarded because there are ZERO "No D" cents known from a brand new die without a mint mark, only coins from a well-used and...
See all those digs in the coin? One of them hit the B.
In normal times when I am spending cash, I use Ikes as tip money.
I use denticles.
You are wrong, sir. He pays top dollar, and then charges it.
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